Thread by @GidMK

It's fascinating what turns out to work in terms of helping people if you ignore empty moralizations about what we should and shouldn't do

This is but one example

https://twitter.com/justkelly_ok/status/1314720560333553664

For example, there's good evidence that an effective treatment for heroin abuse disorder is prescription (safe) heroin

bmj.com/content/327/74…

Safe injecting spaces - while counter-intuitive because you're assisting people in taking drugs - are arguably the most effective way to reduce the harms of some illegal drugs

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

While it's a complex relationship to untangle, there's quite compelling evidence that providing high-quality healthcare to prisoners saves money and reduces crime

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

Conversely, cashless welfare, which is popular because we love to moralise about what people do with the money the govt gives them, are very unlikely to achieve their stated aims

theconversation.com/theres-mountin…

So honestly I find it completely unsurprising that, it some cases, the cheapest thing to do for homeless people is to give them money, even if that seems counter-intuitive to some